Hubert spindeler



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No. 237,332. Patented Feb. I, 1881.-'

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUBERT 4SPINDELER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,332, dated February1, 1881.

Application filed October 31, 1878. I d

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT SPINDELER, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rail-Beds, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the -following specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lrepresents a cross-section of a railbed embracing my invention. Fig. 2is a similar section thereof, taken in a different plane than in Fig. l.Fig. 3 is a plan or top view thereof.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to beds or supports for railroad-rails, andespecially those of elevated railroads, its object being to abate orprevent the vibration of the parts of the structure by the action of therails and to obviate the noise due to this cause.

My invention consists in thecombination of a trough containing sand orother incompact substance, a Stringer which is secured in said troughand providedvvith side lian ges to cover the joint between them, and arailroad-rail fastened to the Stringer, all of which will be fullyhereinafter described in detail.

In the drawings, the letter A designates a railroad-rail fastened to astringer, B, in the usual way, and O is a trough partially filled withsand or other like substance, in which the Stringer is secured accordingto my invention. The trough C is made of equal length to the stringerand railthat is to say, the same extends the entire length of the roadon which my invention is used, an `1`"'f"tlie'purpose of securing thestringer within the trough I make use of bolts a b; but other well-knowndevices can obviously be substituted therefor. i

In order to isolate and produce a tight joint between the Stringer B andthe trough O, I

combine therewith packing-strips D, of indiarubber or other material,and a layer, c, of asphaltum or other similar material.

A suflicient quantity of sand or other incompact substance is placed inthe trough C to cause t-he stringer B to rest thereon, and by reason ofits lpeculiar nature a very effective isolation of the rail from thestructure of the road is thereby produced.

The stringer B is provided with laterallyprojecting flanges d fl on itsupper edges, which, in the example shown, are made separate therefromand joined thereto by means of a mortise and tenon. These ianges d dserve to cover the joint between the stringer B and the trough O, andthus eectually prevent the admission of rain-water to the trough.

On the upper edges of the trough O are formed or secured eaves orgutters E, Which serve to catch the rai n-water dropping on and runningoff the strin ger B. These eaves E may be arranged to discharge atsuitable points through pipes e, and when my invention is applied to anelevated railroad they serve to prevent the rain-water falling on thestringers from dripping down on the street.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a trough containing sand or other incompactsubstance, a Stringer which is secured in said trough and provided withside ianges to cover the joint between them, and a railroad-railfastened to the stringer, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto set my hand and sealthis 26th day of October, 1878.

HUBERT SPINDELER.

Witnesses: y

W. HAUTE, GHAs. WAnLEEs.

